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2022-05-01: News Headlines

Staff (2022-05-01). International Women's Federation Congress in Venezuela Ends with Meeting at Miraflores Palace. orinocotribune.com The 17th Congress of the International Democratic Federation of Women (FDIM), held during April 27-30 in Caracas, Venezuela, ended on Saturday, April 30. As part of the activities of the closing ceremony, FDIM presented its feminist work agenda in a meeting with the Venezuelan Minister for Women, Diva Guzmán; Vice President Delcy Rodríguez; and President Nicolás Maduro at Miraflores Palace. | Lorena Peña, the current president of FDIM, gave a presentation of the resolutions approved during the international congress. She highlighted the challenges faced by women in their struggle against patriarchy and imperia…

Ana Perdigón (2022-05-01). Oil Above All: Paraguay Joins New 'Friends of Venezuela' Club Despite Multi-Million Dollar Debt and Refusal to Recognize Maduro. orinocotribune.com The President of the Senate of Paraguay, àìscar Salomón, informed the press that next Tuesday, May 3, a delegation of Venezuelan National Assembly deputies will discuss with their Paraguayan colleagues the possibility of resuming the purchase of Venezuelan fuel by Paraguay. | The meeting will take place between a team of Paraguayan senators and four Venezuelan deputies who are currently in Paraguay, discussing the reinstatement of Venezuela in the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur). | "Paraguay today needs cheaper fuel and Venezuela can give us that possibility to buy," said Senator Salomón. | He added that th…

_____ (2022-05-01). May Day: Worker's Struggle Celebration Is Well-Deserved. popularresistance.org Working people across the globe are gearing up celebrate International Worker's Day this May 1. Workers have been participating in monumental struggles since the previous year's May Day, making this year's celebration well-deserved. Peoples Dispatch looks back on some of the most important labor struggles of this past year: | In Colombia, the National Strike Committee (CNP), which brought together diverse groups of social movements, organizations and trade unions, presented ten bills in Congress, which included measures to alleviate the worsening socio-economic conditions, protection and security for social leade…

WorkWeek (2022-05-01). WorkWeek 4-28-22 Protest At AFL-CIO On Gov Funding & El Golpe,US Labor, the CIA, & Coup. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the collaboration of the AFL-CIO with the CIA and National Endowment For Democracy NED in the attacks on trade unionists at the Mexico City Ford assembly plant and also against South African BTR workers who were on strike. The AFL-CIO gave millions to Zulu Chief Buthelezi who then organized thugs to attack and murder union strikers and their families.

Staff (2022-04-30). Colombia is the Country with Most Complaints of Attacks on Venezuelan Migrants, Says Deputy Julio Chávez. orinocotribune.com In an interview with Sputnik, National Assembly Deputy Julio Chávez stated that Colombia is the country that has registered the highest number of complaints of mistreatment, human rights violations, and murders of Venezuelan migrants. | Julio Chávez, deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela, stated, "In Colombia, according to a census provided by international organizations that address the issue of migration, there are around 1,780,000 Venezuelan migrants. Colombia is the country where the largest number of complaints have been recorded: complaints of sexual violence, forced labor, displacement, and homicide…

Staff (2022-04-30). Venezuela and US Delegations May Meet in Trinidad and Tobago. orinocotribune.com Representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and US President Joe Biden may meet once more in Trinidad and Tobago, to continue negotiations on the shipment of oil from Venezuela to the United States, claimed According to an article published by The Economist, the representatives of the Venezuelan government to participate in this high-level meeting may be the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, and Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia. The Econo…

Staff (2022-04-30). Independence Hero Manuel Piar's Remains Laid to Rest at National Pantheon of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, April 29, the symbolic remains of Manuel Piar (1774-1817), a hero of Venezuelan independence struggle, were laid to rest at the National Pantheon of Venezuela. The ceremony was led by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who approved the transfer of the remains on June 18, 2021. Piar's remains were placed in the National Pantheon on the 248th anniversary of his birth in Willemstad, Curaàßao. To this day, Piar is immensely admired in Venezuela and especially by the people of Bolívar state. | One of the biggest controversies in Manuel Piar's life was his death by firing squad, which occurred on Oct…

Luis Britto Garcia (2022-04-30). Venezuela: Facing a World Without Oil. orinocotribune.com By Luis Britto García — Apr 23, 2022 | How long will the world's proven oil reserves last? In 2016, it was

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-30). Maduro says Al-Quds unify Christians, Muslims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Saying Al-Quds is an element that unifies Christians and Muslims, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro emphasized his country's support for the Palestinian cause.

teleSUR, lvm, JL (2022-04-30). Federación feminista presenta agenda de trabajo tras Congreso. telesurtv.net Adecuar los mensajes, el contenido y batalla de ideas a los medios masivos y recursos tecnológicos, es otra de las líneas de trabajo de la organización…

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-04-30). Venezuela fortalece relaciones con Turquía tras firma de acuerdos estratégicos. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro instó a empresarios turcos para invertir en varias esferas de la economía y el comercio venezolano.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-30). May Day: Worker's struggle celebration is well-deserved after a momentous year. peoplesdispatch.org Working people across the globe are gearing up celebrate International Worker's Day this May 1. Workers have been participating in monumental struggles since the previous year's May Day, making this year's celebration well-deserved. Peoples Dispatch looks back on some of the most important labor struggles of this past year: | Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez will be the unity candidates of the left-wing camp to run for the presidency of Colombia in May of this year. Photo: Pacto Histórico | In Colombia, the National Strike Committee (CNP), which brought together diverse groups of social movements, organizations…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-30). Colombia's conflict victims frustrate Otoniel's extradition to US. colombiareports.com Colombia's highest administrative court ordered President Ivan Duque to suspend the extradition of jailed warlord "Otoniel" at the request of victim organizations. According to the order of the Council of…

Staff (2022-04-30). Colombia: Alarma en cercanías de Bogotá por capa de espuma de un río contaminado. cubadebate.cu Una inmensa capa de espuma que sale de un río contaminado ha llegado hasta la puerta de las casas de los habitantes de Mosquera, Colombia, un pueblo a 22 kilómetros de Bogotá, quienes están cada vez más angustiados por este fenómeno que, aunque no es nuevo, se ha incrementado en la temporada de lluvias que atraviesa el país.

Staff (2022-04-30). Suspenden extradición de "Otoniel", máximo jefe del Clan del Golfo. cubadebate.cu La víspera, el Consejo de Estado ordenó al presidente colombiano, Iván Duque, suspender la extradición a Estados Unidos de Dairo Antonio àösuga, alias Otoniel, máximo jefe del Clan del Golfo. La decisión del alto tribunal colombiano obedece a una medida provisional que decretó el magistrado César Palomino Cortés.

teleSUR, SH (2022-04-30). Consejo de Estado colombiano suspende extradición de "Otoniel" telesurtv.net Para un grupo de víctimas del Clan del Golfo, la extradición de Otoniel supondría un manto de impunidad sobre los hechos durante el conflicto armado.

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2022-04-30: News Headlines

teleSUR, lvm, JL (2022-04-30). Federación feminista presenta agenda de trabajo tras Congreso. telesurtv.net Adecuar los mensajes, el contenido y batalla de ideas a los medios masivos y recursos tecnológicos, es otra de las líneas de trabajo de la organización…

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-04-30). Venezuela fortalece relaciones con Turquía tras firma de acuerdos estratégicos. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro instó a empresarios turcos para invertir en varias esferas de la economía y el comercio venezolano.

teleSUR, SH (2022-04-30). Consejo de Estado colombiano suspende extradición de "Otoniel" telesurtv.net Para un grupo de víctimas del Clan del Golfo, la extradición de Otoniel supondría un manto de impunidad sobre los hechos durante el conflicto armado.

WorkWeek (2022-04-30). WorkWeek 4-28-22 Protest At AFL-CIO On Gov Funding & El Golpe,US Labor, the CIA, & Coup. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the collaboration of the AFL-CIO with the CIA and National Endowment For Democracy NED in the attacks on trade unionists at the Mexico City Ford assembly plant and also against South African BTR workers who were on strike. The AFL-CIO gave millions to Zulu Chief Buthelezi who then organized thugs to attack and murder union strikers and their families.

Staff (2022-04-29). Tensions Arise as Brazil Rehearses Rapprochement with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Relations between the governments of Brazil and Venezuela are practically null. President Jair Bolsonaro, in fact, repeatedly uses the neighboring country as a scarecrow to warn of the "danger" posed by the left in the event that it comes to power, but something appears to be changing in recent times. | Brazilian Foreign Minister, Carlos Franca, hinted at this a few days ago during a hearing at the Senate: "At a time when the US is analyzing an exception to the embargo [blockade] on Venezuelan oil exports [as a result of the conflict in Ukraine ] It really seems to me that we can think about reevaluating this iss…

Mary Triny Mena (2022-04-29). Conflict impacts Russian tourism in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has made it difficult for Russians who were hoping to vacation in the Caribbean.

Editor2 (2022-04-29). Venezuela Cancels SVG's PetroCaribe Debt in Full. orinocotribune.com Venezuela is forgiving Saint Vincent and the Grenadines remaining PetroCaribe debt in full. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves upon his return from Venezuela, arriving on Conviasa's first weekly flight between Caracas and St Vincent. | "Venezuela has given us 100 percent relief on the remaining debt to PetroCaribe, which amounts to approximately EC189 million dollars. Petrocaribe will be restarted with a discount of 35 percent on the price of fuel in participating countries". The move could see SVG's national debt fall by 9%, according to the Prime Minister. | He further said t…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-29). After Feasting on a Wagyu Steak, Now Leopoldo López Wants Primaries in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com After receiving criticism throughout social media platforms in response to his calls for primary elections in Venezuela, the fugitive from justice, Leopoldo López , reappeared while enjoying a luxurious and expensive meal at a restaurant in Madrid, Spain, where he remains protected by the government of that European "socialist" country. | The photo, posted on various platforms, aroused comments regarding the "quality of life" that the far- rightist boasts of, as it contradicts the narrative that he permanently maintains about his alleged "struggle" for the benefit of the Venezuelan people and his "concern" for th…

Staff (2022-04-29). President Maduro Meets with ILO Delegation. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday night, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting at Miraflores Palace with a delegation from the International Labor Organization (ILO) as part of the Social Dialogue Forum being held in Caracas from April 25 until Thursday, April 28. | "Excellent meeting with the delegation of the International Labor Organization that is in our country, within the framework of the Social Dialogue Forum,'" the head of state wrote on his Twitter account. | "Our fight will always be in favor of the Venezuelan working class, of which I am proud to belong," he added. | Excele…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-04-29). Cancilleres presidirán III Comisión Mixta Venezuela-Turquía. telesurtv.net La presencia del canciller turco confirma la intención de Caracas y Ankara de afianzar los lazos de cooperación bilateral, dijo la cancillería.

teleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-04-29). Trasladan restos simbólicos de prócer venezolano al Panteón Nacional. telesurtv.net El general en jefe Manuel Piar fue reconocido por ser un gran estratega militar y obtener victorias tanto en mar como tierra.

María Páez Victor (2022-04-29). How the imperialist system works, and how Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution resists it. multipolarista.com A Venezuelan sociologist explains how the imperialist system is built on a murderous, savage capitalism, and how Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution has resisted it, based on Hugo Chávez's concept of 21st-century socialism.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-29). Colombia's Liberal Party splits over support for establishment candidate. colombiareports.com Colombia's powerful Liberal Party split on Wednesday after its leader decided to endorse the establishment candidate in the presidential elections. Former President Cesar Gaviria, the long-time boss of the Liberal…

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-29). Misión de ONU en Colombia destaca valentía de víctimas que acudieron a audiencia sobre falsos positivos. telesurtv.net La Misión de ONU aseveró que esta audiencia, así como las demás anunciadas por la JEP, "son pasos decisivos para garantizar los derechos de las víctimas".

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-04-29). "We killed innocent people": retired Colombian army officials confess to murdering civilians. peoplesdispatch.org Ten retired soldiers and one civilian admit to kidnapping and murdering 120 innocent peasants, framing them as left-wing guerrilla fighters killed in combat…

James Patrick Jordan (2022-04-29). Easter Executions Mar Colombia's Hopes for Peace. orinocotribune.com By James Patrick Jordan — Apr 26, 2022 | Death squads don't take breaks for holidays or holy days. Anyone who has followed the ups and downs of Colombia's war and peace, repression and struggle, will know that right around the week before and after Christmas and the New Year, and, again, Easter and Holy week, there often occurs a surge in assaults on social leaders, human rights defenders, and ex-combatants. Frequently during these times, death squads threaten their targets and defend their brutality by appealing to perverse notions of patriotism and morality, dressing up their terrorism in cloaks of duty, f…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-04-29). Colombia conmemora un año del estallido social con manifestaciones. telesurtv.net Más de 1.500 líderes sociales llegaron hasta la Defensoría del Pueblo en una Audiencia Nacional Popular.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-29). Colombia's commemorations of national strike largely peaceful. colombiareports.com Marches to commemorate victims of police brutality during a national strike last year remained largely peaceful. According to Defense Minister Diego Molano, some 123 protests were organized throughout Colombia. Local…

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